New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Connecticut are the latest states to announce that they will be adopting the National SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) Test with Uniform State Content. The New York Department of Financial...more

New Mexico is the latest state to announce that it will be adopting the new National SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) Test with a Uniform State Test (UST). The New Mexico Financial Institutions Division will adopt the test...more

In This Issue:
- MERS Has Power To Assign Interest in Deed of Trust, Borrower Can Challenge Assignment of Mortgage, First Circuit Rules
- Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Arizona Mortgage Class Action Alleging...more

In 2013, three New England states will no longer require the state-specific test component for licensing mortgage loan originators (MLOs) due to the implementation of the new National SAFE MLO Test with a uniform state...more

Last month, Ohio enacted a bill, S.B. 333, to allow the Division of Financial Institutions to offer a transitional loan originator license to assist an originator licensed by another state to transition to employment with an...more